Michael Coker is a collegiate baseball writer and lead contemporary news reporter for Black College Nines. He is a member and sits on the Board of Directors of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA), a member of the Black College Legends and Pioneers Committee for the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, founding member of the HBCU-Pro Sports Media Association (HBCU-PSMA), Founder and Executive Director of the Black College Championships LLC and HBCU baseball Black College World Series. Previously reported for blackcollegebaseball.com. Coker is a voter for the NCBWA NCAA Division I baseball Top 30 poll and Black College Nines’ HBCU baseball polls. Has twenty years of covering collegiate baseball. Played baseball three years under coach Jeffery Lee Jr. at Edward Waters University. Attended Oakton College, Wilberforce University and is a proud graduate of Edward Waters College in 1990 and University of Miami School of Law. Will complete Masters of Law at Thomas Jefferson School of Law. Coker is also a political contributor, consultant and conservative blogger. Founder of Secondopinionpundits – Political Web Magazine.
Power bats and pitching dominance. What did we learn about HBCU Baseball teams during the weekend in Who’s Hot In HBCU Baseball – Week Eleven… Norfolk State University Danny Hosley capped a tremendous weekend for Norfolk State pitchers with…
An HBCU baseball alumnus is making waves in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Rust College head coach Stanley Stubbs was born in Booneville, MS. Stubbs played JUCO college baseball at Northeast Community College in Booneville and finished his four-year baseball career at…
Fresh off of its sweep of Alabama State this past weekend, Jackson State continues to receive votes in this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) poll released Monday, April 12. The Tigers have knocked off HBCU’s No. 3 Alabama…
Jackson State now has the best overall and SWAC conference record after an emphatic sweep of Alabama State. The Tigers, 21-7 overall and 15-0 in the SWAC, received many standout performances over the weekend including one from Nikelle Galatas in…
Baseball action this weekend saw sweeps, two of three game series victories, as well as a splits in four game series. This weekend’s play was arguably the most competitive the conferences have been since the start of league play in…
HBCU baseball diamond warriors literally hit the ground running this past weekend and this is what happened. No. 1 Xavier University of Louisiana (HBCU Baseball Small School Poll) defeats No. 2 Mississippi University for Women (USCAA Coaches Poll) to win…
Great pitching, clutch hitting and a grand slam highlight “Who’s Hot” in weekend action. Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M’s baseball team outlasted Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) foe Texas Southern with clutch hitting and pitching for a 4-2 victory…
Playing its first-ever game as the HBCU baseball’s top-ranked team, Xavier University of Louisiana scored the games first six runs in the bottom of the first inning in route to a 15-0 win over Mississippi University For Women baseball team…
Jackson State (18-7) remains at No. 1 for the third week in a row in Black College Nines’ (BCN) 2021 Historically Black College and University (HBCU) regular season baseball poll announced on April 8, 2021. Jackson State, 12-0 in the…
Black College Nines takes a look at all the Historically Black College and University (HBCU) “large school” division baseball programs as we summarize each team’s 2021 year-to-date mid-season performance. Alabama A&M University 2021 Mid-Season Record: 2-12 The Bulldogs did themselves…